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"God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. in 1939. It was first recorded on May 9, 1941, by Billie Holiday and released by the Okeh Records in 1942. Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1976. [2]
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Jan 14, 2022 · "God Bless The Child” by Billie Holiday from the album "Lady Sings The Blues.” Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update: https://BillieHoliday.lnk...
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Billie Holiday’s original 1941 version of “God Bless the Child” is a timeless recording and a necessary starting point when exploring the song. Her more intimate 1956 version (Lady in Autumn) is also noteworthy and achingly beautiful. Among instrumental versions, Sonny Rollins’ recording from 1962 (The Bridge) is well-loved and manages ...
Sep 13, 2009 · "God Bless The Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939, first recorded on May 9, 1941 in New York City by Holiday under the...
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[Verse 1] Them that's got shall get, them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own ...
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In her autobiography Lady Sings The Blues, Holiday recalled how, in the course of the row, she uttered the old proverb, "God bless the child that got his own." The singer's anger over the incident led her to turn that line into a starting point for this song. The song was recorded on May 9, 1941, in New York.